Adrian Huang

Adrian Huang

Instructor in Chemistry Laboratory

Research on drug discovery and organic chemistry

My research integrates organic chemistry and drug discovery. The students in my lab develop new synthetic methodologies, apply the methodologies to synthesize drug candidates, and evaluate the drug candidates in biological assays.

Prior to Wellesley, I worked as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer Pharmaceutical. During my time spent in drug research three of my projects entered clinical trials. My experience covers the whole drug discovery process: identification of lead compounds, synthsis of potent inhibitors based on computer-aided drug design, and development of safe molecules to clinical trials.